HYDATID


Meaning of HYDATID in English

[ 'hʌɪdətɪd ]

■ noun Medicine a cyst containing watery fluid, in particular one formed by and containing a tapeworm larva.

Origin

C17: from mod. L. hydatis , from Gk hudatis , hudatid- 'watery vesicle', from hudōr , hudat- 'water'.

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